Build Services
Yellow Pencil specializes in the construction of web interfaces. Our websites are fast-loading, search engine optimized, cross-browser compatible and ready for the next generation of wireless devices. We are also specialists in Website Accessibility, ensuring that all visitors can browse your website regardless of unique visual, physical or technological conditions.
We work with graphic designers and agencies to plan and execute great websites, and we have experience working with some of the world's leading commercial Content Management Systems, including RedDot, Microsoft CMS, OpenText and open source systems like Mambo/Joomla and Rainbow Portal.
Our philosophy is that adhering to the formal grammars specified by the WC3 enhances project accessibility, improves search engine ranking, speeds up page loads, decreases development time and significantly decreases cost of ownership for website projects. Our work has been cited on leading industry websites including WebStandards.org, GAWDS.org and Zeldman.com.
RedDot CMS and LiveServer
RedDot: Enterprise Content Management made simple. Now made simple by Yellow Pencil. We are a RedDot Partner and can assist you with Enterprise Content Management from the leader in the CMS field. With Yellow Pencil and RedDot you can have confidence in your content!
We've been working with RedDot for more than 5 years and we have experience successfully implementing RedDot in government, business, health care and academic settings.
Please contact us for information about purchasing RedDot products or for implementation, consulting or development support on RedDot.
Application Development
Yellow Pencil provides comprehensive Web Application development services, including Content Management Systems, e-Commerce and Custom applications.
We are Microsoft Partners and work in ASP and the .NET Framework (both 1.1 and 2.0). We are also fluent in Open Source technologies including PHP.
Our Key Practices include developing visual models early so that everyone's expectations are aligned - from communications, business and IT perspectives. We also adhere to Pattern-based development models, using established best practices where possible.
Overall, the best project value is simplicity.
Browser Support
Yellow Pencil websites are built to be viewable and navigable in any device that can access the web. However, we expect pixel-perfect rendering of all of our web pages in the following browsers:
- All recent Mozilla/Firefox/Camino builds on Windows, Mac and Linux
- Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 for Windows
- Netscape 7.2 and 8 on Windows, Mac and Linux
- Safari 1.2, 2 and 3 for Mac OSX and Safari 3 for Windows
- Opera 9 for Windows, Mac and Linux
In addition, we shoot for functionality and pixel-perfect or near pixel-perfect rendering in the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 5.0/5.5 for Windows
- Internet Explorer 5.2 for Mac OSX
- Opera 7 and 8 for Windows, Mac and Linux
- Internet Explorer 5.1 for Mac OS9
- Netscape 6.2
